The California Second Appellate District has opened the door for applicant’s attorneys to receive statutory interest on fee awards for depositions and other WCAB attorney fee awards. In the matter of Koszdin v. State Compensation Insurance Fund , filed July 6, 2010, the Court of Appeal determined...

Well I am back from Auburn University Camp War Eagle and, having made the maiden voyage with my new device, all I can say is nothing but the love of God will separate me from my Ipad2. After years of being a communication dinosaur and having done without laptop, Blackberry, IPhone and whatever else technology...

If the Second Injury Fund must pay medical bills because an employer lacks insurance, when is the claimant allowed interest when the bills are not paid promptly? Eason v Adams Towing Inc. , DOLIR 7-19-11, is a Commission case of first impression to indicate when payments are "due" to trigger...

The Supreme Court of South Carolina recently held in relevant part that with regard to the handling of claims related to insolvent workers’ compensation carriers, the "covered claim" limitation applies only in the context of claims deriving from insolvent carrier's policies; when...

Where a worker was killed in a work-related accident on the second day after he assumed a new position in Colorado—he had previously worked for the employer in Mississippi—and his survivors were paid death benefits under the Mississippi Act for 148 weeks, after which the employer began to...